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I was born at 11, Church Road, Byfleet - the gardener's cottage, tied to 'Wey Barton', Mill Lane. That was then the residence of the Coles family, to whom my grandparents, Bert & Nellie Bird, were in service. We ...Read more

A memory of Byfleet by bobhunt1946

In 1949 my father died of TB, contracted whilst serving in Irag/Iran during WWII. At that time many sufferers of the disease were sent to sanitoriums in the European Alps for a cure. My Father died at our house in the village of ...Read more

A memory of Heath End

I served my apprenticeship at Bennett&Sayers from 1964 to 1972, the scrap yard opposite was always called Frank Radfords, further up Nuns street [over the bridge] this was the original Samways for the highways,[now ...Read more

A memory of Derby by geoff.barker

I was born at Aylesbury Hospital in 1948 and lived briefly at Pitstone, then Tring in Park Road and later Western Road. My Parents, Grandparents and many other relatives lived in the town. I attended Gravelly infant school in Park Road ...Read more

A memory of Tring by richardjandchris

I was born in West Street in 1953 - my father was the manager at Lovibond's wine merchants. This photo is the closest to it. I remember the Black Horse, which was down the road from where we lived, and The Swan, which was half way up West ...Read more

A memory of Horsham

I was born in the High Street( not the High Road) in 1950 moving to Rugby Avenue in 1953. I lived opposite Graham Rose. I recall the Sudbury Motors Garage. They had Morgan 3 wheelers and drove them up and down Rugby Avenue. Happy memories of Barham Park and Vale Farm swimming pool.

A memory of Wembley by philrpharm

Greetings all you Harold Hillians, today is Sunday 17 January 2016. 70 years ago, I will have been one of the 5,362 - from 13,687 recorded births in the first week of March 1946 - who became guinea pigs for the National ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill by richard.cattermoul

I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more

A memory of Brierley Hill

My grandmother lived in a flat in the Eagles building behind Collins the butchers. In the 1951 picture, the girl on the bicycle could easily be me! I would have been 10 then and my coat was a light green with black ...Read more

A memory of Eastleigh by Mrs Monica Kitchenside

Prompted many memories of growing up when Horley was a small market town , where cattle, pigs, and other creatures were bought and sold. When empty, it made a marvellous play ground. No doubt it would be out of bounds ...Read more

A memory of Horley